- The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint. - The state or quality of being mmoderate. - Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity
with moderation. - The first public examinations for degrees at the
University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.
Meaning of 'moderation' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . moderation
[ n]
Meaning (1): - the action of lessening in severity or intensity
Example in sentence:
the object being control or moderation of economic depressions